Paul Meek

Local craft brewer Kichesippi Beer Co. to open permanent location, 187 Kich, on Sparks St.

Ottawa

After a successful pop-up downtown, local craft brewer Kichesippi Beer Co. is betting on Sparks Street, with plans for a new bar set to open

Ottawa craft brewers cheer move to bring wine, beer to Ontario corner stores by 2026

Ottawa, Retail

Sales of beer, wine, cider and ready-to-drink cocktails will be allowed in convenience stores and all grocery stores in Ontario by 2026, Premier Doug Ford

Kichesippi Beer Co. tapping into holiday spirit with new Sparks Street location

Ottawa, Retail

Kichesippi Beer Co. is bringing the holiday spirit – not to mention spirits of another kind – to Sparks Street as part of a new

Meet the five brave souls trying standup comedy at inaugural Laugh for the Cure

Ottawa,

Cancer is no laughing matter, except when it raises money for a worthy charity, such as the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation.

Kichesippi Beer Co. taps into new revenue stream by selling hard-to-find brands

Retail

Owner Paul Meek’s new venture, Bottles and Cans Beverage Company, focuses on Ontario brews and ciders that aren’t readily available at the LCBO.

Kichesippi Beer co-founder Paul Meek on a quest to become the ‘Ottawa thing’

Ottawa

Paul Meek has created one of the capital’s most recognizable local beverage brands – although the ‘original goal’ he set out for the Kitchesippi brewery

Department of National Defence’s arrival sparks building boom in Bells Corners

Real Estate

Several property developers and business owners are taking a renewed interest in Bells Corners, attracted in part by development incentives and the growing presence of

Stay for a drink: Kichesippi Beer to open on-site pub at new Bells Corners location

Retail

After more than eight years at its west-end location, local craft brewing pioneer Kichesippi Beer Co. will soon be on the move. Kichesippi announced this

Local craft brewers hop over to Big Rig for Ottawa Brewery Collaboration Day

It was lonely work being in the craft brewery business when Steve Beauchesne, co-founder of Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company, first started out in 2006.

New deal with Champions sends strong message, local microbrewers say

Sports and Entertainment

While the recent proposed consolidation of big beer companies has sparked concern among craft brewers that it will be even more difficult to get their